Rendering systems

The Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer, most commonly acronymed as POV-Ray, is a cross-platform ray-tracing program that generates images from a text-based scene description. It was originally based on DKBTrace, written by David Kirk Buck and Aaron A. Collins for Amiga computers. There are also influences from the earlier Polyray raytracer because of contributions from its author, Alexander Enzmann. POV-Ray is free and open-source software, with the source code available under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license.

thumb|Computational thinking#Computational education|Computational education classroom with a [[security camera designed with SketchUp and rendered with V-Ray]] 250px|thumbnail|right|Folded paper: SketchUp drawing rendered using V-Ray, demonstrating [[shading and global illumination]] 250px|thumbnail|right|Render created using V-Ray for Rhinoceros 3D, demonstrating the advanced effects V-Ray is capable of, such as reflection, [[depth of field, and the shape of the aperture (in this case, a hexagon)]] V-Ray is a biased computer-generated imagery rendering software application developed by Bulga

photorealistic 3D rendering software

production-quality application for 3D rendering

LuxCoreRender is a free and open-source physically based rendering software. It began as LuxRender in 2008 before changing its name to LuxCoreRender in 2017 as part of a project reboot. The LuxCoreRender software runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

Kerkythea is a standalone rendering system that supports raytracing and Metropolis light transport, uses physically accurate materials and lighting, and is distributed as freeware. Currently, the program can be integrated with any software that can export files in obj and 3ds formats, including 3ds Max, Blender, LightWave 3D, SketchUp, Silo and Wings3D.

StageCraft is an on-set virtual production visual effects technology composed of a video wall designed by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) for the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. It has since been used in other productions and has been cited as a revolutionary visual effects technology. The soundstage in which StageCraft is implemented is called The Volume.

3D render engine

3D rendering software

Enscape is a commercial real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin. It is mainly used in the architecture, engineering, and construction fields for real-time visualization, interactive design reviews, and client communication. It is developed and maintained by Chaos, whose headquarters are based in Karlsruhe, Germany.

proprietary commercial plugin for 3D Studio Max and Autodesk VIZ

Render software

free photorealistic 3D rendering system for digital imaging